Basically substituted n-cycloalkyl-cinnamamides and methods for their preparation



Patented Apr. 6, 1954 2,674,597 BASICALLY SUBSTITUTED N-CYCLOALKYL-CINNAMAMIDE S AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION John W. Cusic, Skokie,Ill.

, assignor to G. D. Searle & 00., Chicago, 111., a corporation ofIllinois No Drawing. Application April 1, 1953, Serial No. 346,280

'7 Claims. 1

wherein Ar represents an aryl hydrocarbon radical, Cy is a lowercycloalkyl radical, Alk is a lower alkylene radical and NRR' is either alower dialkylamino radical or a saturated nitrogencontainingheteromonocyclic radical attached to the Alk radical through a nitrogenin the heteromonocycle.

In the foregoing structural formula Ar represents an aryl hydrocarbonradical containing preferably six to ten carbon atoms which can be aphenyl radical or a lower alkylated phenyl radical, such as tolyl,xylyl, ethylphenyl, propylphenyl and 'butylphenyl. The radical Cyrepresents a lower cycloalkyl radical such as cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,methylcyclopentyl, dimethylcyclopentyl, ethylcyclohexyl and the like.The bivalent radical Alk is a lower alkylene radical such as ethylene,propylene, butylene, hexylene or a polymethylene radical such astrimethylene, tetramethylene, pentamethylene and hexamethylene,separating the two nitrogen atoms attached thereto by at least twocarbon atoms. The radicals R and R represent such lower alkyl groups asmethyl, ethyl, straight and branched chain propyl, butyl, amyl andhexyl. In addition the radical NRR. can also be a saturatednitrogen-containing heteromonocyclic group attached to the radical All:through a nitrogen in the heteromonocycle such as the pyrrolidino,piperidino, lupetidino, piperazino, and thiamorpholino radical; ofspecial interest for the purpose of this invention is the morpholinoradical.

The organic bases of the foregoing type form salts which are non-toxicin therapeutic dosage with a variety of inorganic and strong organicacids including sulfuric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic,sulfamic, citric, ascorbic and related acids. They also form quaternaryammonium salts with a variety of organic esters of sulfuric, hydrohalicand aromatic sulfonic acids. Among such esters are methyl chloride andbromide. ethyl chloride, propyl chloride, butyl chloride, isobutylchloride, benzyl chloride and bromide, phenethyl bromide, naphthylmethylchloride, dimethyl sulfate, diethyl sulfate, methyl benzenesulfonate,ethyl toluenesulfonate, ethylene chlorohydrin, propylene chlorohydrin,allyl bromide, methallyl bromide and crotyl bromide.

The compounds of this invention have valuable therapeutic properties.The N-cycloalkyl compounds claimed herein have been found to exert apotent eifect on the glomeruli, greatly increasing excretion of waterand of sodium. This activity is lacking where the Cy radical of theforegoing structural formula is replaced by an aryl or aralkyl radicalas shown in the compounds of the last three examples which find utilityas local anesthetics.

The examples below illustrate in detail some of the compounds whichconstitute this invention and methods for their production. However,this invention is not to be construed as limited thereby in spirit or inscope. In these examples temperatures are given in degrees centigrade(C.), relative amounts of materials in parts by weight and pressuresduring vacuum distillation; in mi1- limeters (mm.) of mercury.

EXAMPLE 1 N B-dz'ethylaminoethyl) -N-cyclohea:ylcinnamamide A mixture of166 parts of cinnamoyl chloride and 198 parts ofN-(B-diethylaminoethyl)cyclohexylamine in 1700 parts of benzene isheated at reflux temperature for 2 hours, cooled and extracted withdilute hydrochloric acid. The extract is rendered alkaline by additionof potassium hydroxide and extracted with ether. This extract is driedover anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated to yield theN-(B- diethylaminoethyl) N cyclohexylcinnamamide which is distilled atabout 216-218 C. and 1 mm. pressure. Treatment of an ether solution ofthe base with a 25% solution of hydrogen chloride in isopropanol underanhydrous conditions yields an oily hydrochloride which solidifies onstanding for a short time. Recrystallized from a mixture of isopropanoland ethyl acetate, this salt melts at about 176-177 C. It has thestructural formula A 02H; CH H2); I

EXAMPLE 2 N (6 dimethylaminobutyl) N (3 methylcyclopentyl) cinnamamz'deTo a mixture, of 196 parts of 3-methylcyclopentanone and 232 parts ofN,N-dimethylputrescine, 94 parts of 98% formic acid are added gradually.The initial reaction is controlled by efiicient refrigeration. Themixture is then heated at refluxing temperature for 6 hours withagitation and permitted to stand at room temperature for several hours.After cooling 220 parts of concentrated hydrochloric acid are added andrefluxing is resumed for '7 hours. 300 parts of water are added and themixture is washed with benzene, made alkaline with potassium carbonateand extracted with benzene. The benzene extractis Washed with water,dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. 200 partsof the resulting N,N dimethyl N (3 methylcyclopentybputrescine areheated with 168 parts of' cinnamoyl chloride in 1700 parts of toluene,at reflux temperature for two hours and then treated with ice and dilutehydrochloric acid. The aqueous layer is separated, washed with ether,rendered alkaline by addition of potassium hydroxide and extracted withether. This extract is dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate, filteredand evaporated to. yield the N-(a dimethylaminobutyl) N (3.-methylcyclopentyl) cinnamamide which is distilled at about 211219 C.

and 0.9 mm. pressure. It has the structural formulaQoH=o11-00m-omeomeonrcrn-m-onm (EH c,, o11,. (1H7-CHCH:

EXAMPLE 3 N (/3 diisopropylamz'noethyl) N cyclopentylcinnamamide Asolution of 84 parts of cyclopentanone in 120 parts of ethanolis'treated" with 144 parts of N,N-diisopropylethylenediamine and 35parts of Raney nickel. This mixture ishydrogenated in a Parr mediumpressure bomb for six hours at 110 C. and 650 pounds pressure. Aftercooling the contents of the bomb are filtered and. thefiltrate isevaporated. Upon vacuum distillation at .8 mm. pressure the N-(Bdiisopropylaminoethyl') cyclopentylamine is collected at about 118- 124:C.

A mixture of 100 parts of the distillate and 80 parts of cinnamoyl'chloride in' 800 parts of benzene is heated at reflux temperature for 90minutes, cooled and extracted with dilute hydrochloric acid. Thisextract is rendered? alkaline by addition of sodium hydroxide andextracted with ether. The ether extract is dried over anhydrous calciumsulfate, filtered and evaporated to yield theN-(B-diisopropylaminoethyl) -N-cyclopentylcinnamami'de which isdistilled at about 220-230 C. and 1.2 mm. pressure. It has thestructural formula N (B dimethylamz'noethyl) Ncyclohexylp-z'sopropylcinnamamz'de To a solution of 1963- parts ofcyclohexanone in 200 parts of ethanol are added 176.3 parts ofN,N-dimethyl-ethylenediamine in 50 parts of Raney nickel. This mixtureis hydrogenated in a Parr medium pressure bomb for- 35 hours at 135 C.and 550 poundsgpressure. Aftercooling the contents of the bomb arefiltered and concentrated in vacuo. The N-(B-dimethylaminoethyl)cyclohexylamine is obtained on vacuum distillation at about -93" C. and7 mm.

pressure.

A mixture of 1'70 parts of the distillate and 208 parts ofp-isopropylcinnamoyl chloride in 2000 parts of toluene is heated atreflux temperature for three hours, cooled and extracted with dilutehydrochloric acid. The extract is washed with ether, rendered alkalineby addition of sodium hydroxide and extracted with ether. This extractis dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate, filtered and evaporated toyield the N-(cdimethylaminoethyl) N cyclohexyl p isopropylcinnamamidewhich is distilled at about 220-228 C. and 1 mm. pressure. It has thestructural formula EXAMPLE 5 N (B morpholinoethyl) Ncyclopentylm,pdimethylcinnamamide A solution of 193 parts ofcyclopentanone in 200' parts of ethanol is treated with 260 parts offl-aminoethylmorpholine and 60 parts of Raney nickel in alcoholicsuspension. This mixture is hydrogenated in a Parr bomb at 600-700pounds pressure and l20 C. for five hours. After cooling to roomtemperature the contents of the bomb are filtered and the filtrate isevaporated. The residue is distilled at '7 mm. pressure, the N-(fimorpholinoethyl)-cyclopentylamine distilling, at about 142-143" C.

A mixture of 102 parts of the distillate and 100. parts of.m,p-dimethylcinnamoyl chloride in 900 parts of benzene'is heated atreflux temperature for 3 hours and: then treated with ice and dilutehydrochloric acid. The aqueous layer is separated, washed with ether,rendered alkaline byaddition. of potassium hydroxide and extracted withether. This ether extract is dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate,stirred with charcoal and filtered to yield the Dds-morpholinoethyl) Ncyclopentyl m,p dimethylcinnamamide as a light yellow, viscous, highboiling oil. The compound has the structural formula N- (B-diethylaminoethyl) cinnamanilide Awmixture'of 166 parts of cinnamoylchloride and 192 parts. of N- (fi-diethylaminoethyl) aniline in 1700;parts. of. benzene is heated at reflux temperature-.for'two hours,cooled and extracted with dilut'e hydrochloric acid. The extract isrendered alkaline byaddition of sodium hydroxide and extracted withether. This extract is dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate, filteredand evaporated to yield the N-(c-diethylaminoethyl)cinnamanilide whichis distilled at about 205-207 C. andi2 mm; pressure;

Treatment of an ether. solution. of this base with anhydrous: alcoholichydrogen chloride yields the hydrochloride which, recrystallized from amixture of isopropanol and ethyl acetate, melts at about 154-155" C.

EXAMPLE 7 N- (p-diethg laminoethyl) -N-benzylcinnamamide A mixture of166 parts of cinnamoyl chloride and 206 parts of N-(p-diethylaminoethyl) benzylamine in 1700 parts of benzene is heated atrefiux temperature for two hours, cooled and extracted with dilutehydrochloric acid. The extract is rendered alkaline by addition ofammonium hydroxide and then extracted with ether. This ether extract isdried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated toyield the N-(fl-diethylaminoethyl) -N-benzylcinnamamide which isdistilled at about 220-222 C. and 1 mm. pressure.

Treatment of an ether solution of this base with alcoholic hydrogenchloride yields the hydrochloride which, recrystallized from a mixtureof isopropanol and ethyl acetate, melts at about EXAMPLE 8 N-(p-diethylaminoethyl) -N- (a-phenethyl) cinnamamz'de 240 parts ofacetophenone in 220 parts of ethanol are treated with 232 parts ofN,N-diethylethylenediamine and 150 parts of Raney nickel with slightwarming. The mixture is then introduced into a Parr bomb andhydrogenated therein at about 130 C. under 500-600 pounds pressure forsix hours. After cooling the contents are filtered and the solvent isremoved from the filtrate by distillation. The N- (,B-diethylaminoethyl)-a-phenethylamine is distilled at about 123- 130 C. at 8 mm. pressure.

A mixture of 220 parts of the distillate and 180 parts of cinnamoylchloride in 1700 parts of anhydrous toluene is heated at refluxtemperature for an hour, cooled and extracted with ether. This extractis dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated toyield the -(fl-diethylaminoethyl) N (a-phenethyl) cinnamamide which isdistilled at about 217-218 C. and 2 mm. pressure.

I claim:

1. A compound of the structural formula wherein Ar is an arylhydrocarbon radical containing six to ten carbon atoms, Cy is a lowercycloalkyl radical containing more than 4. and less than 7 nuclearcarbon atoms, Alk is a lower alkylene radical separating the twonitrogen atoms attached thereto by at least two carbon atoms and NRR' isa member of the class consisting of lower dialkylamino and morpholinoradicals.

2. A compound of the structural formula Ar-CH=CH-C ONAlk-N (lower alkylbwherein Ar is an aryl hydrocarbon radical containing six to ten carbonatoms, Alk is a lower alkylene radical separating the two nitrogen atomsattached thereto by at least two carbon atoms and n is an integergreater than three and smaller than six.

3. A compound of the structural formula wherein All: is a lower alkyleneradical separating the two nitrogen atoms attached thereto by at leasttwo carbon atoms and n is an integer greater than three and smaller thansix.

4. A compound of the structural formula wherein All; is a lower alkyleneradical separating the two nitrogen atoms attached thereto vby at leasttwo carbon atoms.

5. N- (p-diethylaminoethyl) N -cyclohexylcinnamamide.

6. A compound of the structural formula wherein All: is a lower alkyleneradical separating the two nitrogen atoms attached thereto by at leasttwo carbon atoms.

'7. A compound of the structural formula CHz-CH:

on (one. a 2

wherein Ar is an aryl hydrocarbon radical containing six to ten carbonatoms, All: is a lower alkylene radical separating the two nitrogenatoms attached thereto by at least two carbon atoms and n is an integergreater than three and smaller than six.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,139,687 Lott Dec. 13, 1938 2,310,973 Lott Feb. 16, 1943

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